Shot in more than 40 locations in LA, the musical La La Land is ‘a love letter to the city’, according to its producer. To coincide with the UK release, we asked a local writer to pick some of the film’s iconic settings

Los Angeles’ fast-food stands are an iconic part of California’s tradition of car-oriented architecture. But as the city rapidly transforms, the hamburger stands are being erased from the urban landscape

Rory Carroll meets the bicycle tribes – from the Kushtown Society to the Ovarian Psycos – who claim LA’s streets after dark. There are races and mass rides most nights, some blessed by city authorities, others wild and illegal

The transvestites are ecstatic, the grannies are stony-faced, and KKK costumes are all the rage. Behold the funky (and ever so slightly seedy) Hollywood characters who strutted down the Walk of Fame in days gone by